Upsetting-machine.



G. H. REYNOLDS.

UPSETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1901.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

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G. H. REYNOLDS.

UPSET'RING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. z, 1907.

ATTORNEY G. H. REYNOLDS.

UPSETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1907.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

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UPSETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.2,1907.

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GEORGE E. REYN 'OLDS, 0F MANSFIELD DEPOT, CONNECTICUT,

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UPSETTTNG-MACHINE,

Application filed February 2, 1907. Serial No,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911. 355,421.

Y To all wkom'z't may conaemr Be it known that I, GEORGE H. REYNoLns,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mansfield Depot, in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Upsetting- Machines, of which the following is a. specification. I

My invention relates to an apparatus for upsetting malleable metals and is especially adptable for upsetting the ends of malleable pipes and consists in the novel construc tion and arrangement of parts herein set forth, the novel features of which are specifically set forth in claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the same machine. Fig. 3 shows .in detail a construction which I use for attaching my steam-engine piston to its piston'rod. Fig. 4 is a sectional end elevation of this machine, the section being taken through the line AA of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional lend elevation of the same, the section being taken through the line B-B of Fig. 1.- Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a detail. of the hydraulic cylinder shown in section in Fig. 5. Fig. 7' is a sectional end elevation showing a detail of a ratchet mech anism which 1 use in carrying out my 1nven-.

tion, the section being taken through the line -C of Fig. 2. Fig.8 shows in detail an arrangement of. holding-bars which I have 'de vised for securing certain parts of my apparatus firmly together.

Fig. 9 is a sectional side elevation of a special which I use, this figure showing somewhat in detail the construction of the buffer. .Fig. 10 is a side elevation of one form of hammer-head. This view shows the hammer in operative position between two dies and against the end of a pipe, the latter parts being shown in section. Fig. 11 is an end elevation of the hammer-head showing its interrupted surfaces. Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional elevation of portions of the hammerj-head, one of the dies and a pipe, illustrating the process of upsetting the end of a pipe. Fig. 13 is a similar sectional elevation of the same parts showing the end of the pipe in finished condition. 'Fig. 14 illustrates a pipe'joint which I have invented x and which comprises two pipes, the ends of hammer-buffer cushion :The lower portion which have been upset and enlarged by the apparatus herein shown and described.

This form of pipe-joint has been made the subject-matter of another application for patent filed by me October 8th, 1905, Serial No. 338,020.- Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a modified formof hammer-head, in conjunction with a pipe and its holding and forming dies shown in section. Fig. 16 is an end View of the hammer-head shown in Fig. 15.-

Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 are enlarged sectional elevations of a portion of this modified hammer-head,'one of the dies and the end of a pipe, the pipe being shown in these different figures in different steps of its development under the action of the hammer. 7 Like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts in all of the figures.

10 designates a foundation upon which the apparatus is supported. This foundation, as shown, comprises longitudinal beams 11,12, 13 and 14 which are'capped as shown at 11 with inverted channel-irons. These longitudinal beams rest upon a lurality of transverse beams 15, 16, 17 and 18 which are surrounded by a filling of cement or concrete 19. This filling, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4, is carried up to a level somewhat above that of the transverse beams and forms afloor about the apparatus.

20 designates a hammer-block and a dieclamping device. This block comprises a hammer-block -21 and a hydraulic cylinder 30.; The hammer-block 21' is arranged, as is shown-in Figs. 2 and 5, to form a frame or receptacle 22 with a shoulder23 for the reception of a pair of die-blocks 40 and 50. of the under die-block 40 is provided with a depending lug 41 which is' adapted to fit into a recess 24 in the hammer-block 21. The ranged to be secured to the lower end of a plunger 31 by means of a pin 32. v end of this plunger extends into the hydraulic cylinder 30 and is attached to a piston 33 which is within this cylinder. These parts may be integral if desired.

25 and 26 designate two vertical cylindersupports-which are arranged to pass through the hammer-block 21 and through two longitudinal tie-rods 76 and 77, and to hold the horizontal cylinder-supporting yoke 27.

, 29 designates foundation-bolts which are arranged to V hammer-block frame and through the longiupper die-block 50 is ar pass through a portion of the The upper tudinal and lateral beams of the foundation 10 in the manner shown. 29, 29 designate two other foundation-bolts which are arranged to pass through the hammer-block into the foundation in the manner just described. These two foundation-bolts also pass through a pair of tie-bars 73, 73.

The yoke 27 is arranged to form the lower head of the cylinder 30. 34 designates a stuflin -box which is arranged in this portion 2 in a well-known manner and is arranged to hold packing 35 about the plunger 31.

3O designates a lining of copper or other suitable material within the cylinder 30.

The upper cylinder-head is designated by 36. This upper cylinder-head 36 is connected with the lower cylinder-head 27 by means of a series of tie-bolts 37, 37. A buffer-plug 38 may be attached to the central portion of the upper cylinder-head as shown in Fig. 5. This buffer-plug may be of fiber or other suitable material.

In Fig. 6 I have shown, somewhat in detail, the arrangement of the parts which form the cylinder 30 and the upper cylinderhead 36, and this figure also shows, at 39, the manner in which the water-ports are. arranged through the upper cylinder-head. A similar arrangement'for another port is provided in the yoke 27. 39 designates a manually operated lever which is arranged to actuate a valve 39 which controls these water-ports.

I will now describe the general form and construction of the die-blocks 40 and 50. These blocks are substantially alike in form. The inner surfaces of these blocks are of circular form and are constructed to hold between them the end of a pipe which is to be 1 held thereby and the end of which is to be upset and flanged by a hammer until the end assumes a given shape which is determined by the form of the inner surfaces of these dieblocks and face of the hammer. The lower block 40 is provided, as shown in the drawings, With a depending circular lug 41 which is adapted to fit into a portion of the hammer-block frame for the purpose of preventing these blocks from moving longitudinally during the upsetting operation. The upper block 50 may be arranged with dowel pins 51 which are arranged to fit correspondmg holes in the lower die-block. Both of these die-blocks are arranged with shoulders as shown at 42 and 52 which correspond with the shoulders 23 in the hammer-block frame. I

130 designates a pipe,-the end of which is to be upset and flanged. This pipe may be placed between the die-blocks 40 and 50, after which hydraulic or other pressure from a suitable source of supply may be admitted to the upper portion of the pressurecylinder 30. By this arrangement the pipe may be securely held in the hammer-block between the two dies and firmly secured thereby during the operation of the apparatus. By admitting hydraulic pressure to the under surface of piston 33 the upper dieblock 50 may be quic 1y raised and the pipe removed.

28 designates a support-tie-piece which is provided with two threaded holes. The vertical cylinder supports 25 and 26 pass through to the hammer-block frame and through enlarged rectangular portions 76 and 77 of the main tie-rods 76 and 77 into the threaded holes in the support-tie-piece 28 thus securely holding these parts together. This tie-piece 28 thus forms a double-nut for the vertical supports and at the same time -materially strengthens the hammerblock frame. The yoke 27 is arranged to fit over the upper ends of the vertical cylinder supports 25 and 26 and to be fastened thereto by means of nuts 25 and 26 60 designates a horizontal tie-rod which is arranged to pass through portions of the hammer-block frame 21. This rod is attached to the hammer-block frame by means of nuts 61, 62, 63 and 64 and thereby prevents the hammer-block frame fromspreading under heavy strains. A similar tie-rod 65 is provided at the other side of the'hammer-block head and is similarly attached by means of nuts, one of which, 66, appears in Fig. 1.

70 designates an engine-bed. 71, 71 designate foundation-bolts for this engine-bed which pass through the longitudinal and transverse beams of the foundation 10. 72, 72 designate similar foundation-bolts which also pass through the engine-bed-plate 70 into the foundatlon. These two foundationbolts also pass through the tie-bars 73, 73. In Fig. 8 these tie-bars are shown somewhat in detail and the manner in which the hammer-block foundation-bolts 29 and the estals are arranged to fit over the main tie-' bars 76 and77 in a manner shown at 7 5 in Fig. 2, and to support the weight of'the engine and its connected parts.

80 designates a yoke which is provided with openings arranged to fit over the main tie-rods 76' and77. Thisyoke is arranged to support and to guide the piston rod. 98 and to hold a hammer-buffer-cushion 81 which is shown in Fig. 2 and which is also shown more in detail in Fig. 9. This hammer-buffer-cushion comprises a bushing 82 engine-bed-plate foundation-bolts 72 pass which may be babbitted as shown at 83 to fit the piston rod. It also, comprises astriking-plate 84 and a series of spacing-plates 85, 85 between which are secured bufi'erplates 86, 86 of vulcanized rubber or other suitable resilient material. This. series of plates may be secured together by means of bolts 87, 87 which pass through these plates and through the bushing 82, and which may be provided with holding-nuts 88,88. The inner diameter of the spacing-plates 85 and buffer-rings 86 is somewhat larger than that they do not come piston rod even when yoke 80-ispreferably made up in contact with the heated. The

' in two halves secured together by the bolts back head of loose.

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portion of the casting also forms a steam-' 89, 89. This construction facilitates the removal of the yoke for such purposes as renewals or repairs.

designates a casting which is arranged to form a yoke which passes over and is supported by the main tie-rods '76 and 77 cylinder 91. 92 designates the front head of this steam-cylinder and 93 a stuffing-box of usual construction. 94- designates the this steam-cylinder and 95 its stuffing-box. These two heads are held together by means of tie-bolts 96, 96. 1

-97 designates a piston which is arranged to reciprocate Within the cylinder 91.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the method which I employ for securing the piston 97 .to the piston rod 98. A portion98 of the piston rod is threaded as shown and the. piston is also'provided with threads so that it may be screwed onto this portion of the piston rod and against the'slioulder 98. A key 97 is then inserted between the piston and the pis ton rod so that the former cannot work The piston rod is of a large diameter and is arranged to extend through the babbitted portion 83 of the yoke 80'and to support at its outer end ahammer-hea d 100 of special construction which I will fully. describe hereinafter.

99 designates a reciprocating tail-rod which is securely attached to the piston rod 98 or made an integral part thereof so that it reciprocates with the latter. The end of this reciprocating-rod 99 is provided, as shown in Fig. 2, with spirally turned grooves 99 which are arranged to fit into a nut 110. The spirally turned grooved portion 99 of the reciprocating-rod 99 and the nut 110, which is arranged to cooperate with the spiral grooves of the rod, form a portion of a rotating gear. This gear is supported by a bracket 111 which is supported by the main tie-rods 76 and 77 and which is securely attached thereto by the nuts 76 and 77 The nut is rotatably mounted in this bracket 111. These parts are shown in detail in Fig. 7. In this view it may be and 4. The central.

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seen that a ratchet-wheel 112 is attached to the nut 110 and is keyed thereto as shown at 113. A series of pawls 114-, 114 are piv' oted as at 115 to a portion of the bracket 111 and are pressed against the ratchetwheel 112 by means of springs 116, the pressure of which may be regulated by means of screws. 117. A housing 118 may be attached to the bracket 111 and'arranged to cover this rotating mechanism and the end 75. of the reciprocating rod 99. The operation of this portion of the apparatus is as follows: When the engine is operated the rod 99 is reciprocated through nut 110. The spiral grooves 99 cause this nut and its attached ratchet-wheel to be turned slightly when the reciprocating-rod runs through the nut in one direction. This is preferably arranged to take place on the forward stroke of the piston 97. These parts have a tendency to rotate in the opposite direction when the reciprocating-rod is pushed back by the movementof the engine, but in this case the pawls 114,. engaging with the ratchet-wheel 112, prevent the nut from turning and this causes the reciprocatingrod itself and its connected parts to turn a part of a revolution during their backward movement. In this manner the piston rod andhammer-head are rotated during the back stroke of the engine-piston but they do not turn during the forward stroke of the engine. V k

120 designates a pipe connecting the cylinder of the steam-engine. with a suitable 100 source of pressure supply. This is connected directly to a steam-chest 121 and into ports of the engine which may be arranged according tov any of .the well known meth- The'exhaust-pipe 121*"is shown on 105 the opposite side of the cylinder.

122 designates a throttle-valve which may be controlled by a manually operated lever 123 for the purpose of controlling the steam supply to the engine.

124 designates a trip-lever which is piv- I oted'at 125 to the yoke 80, and which is connected by a connecting-rod 126 to the engine ports. J27 designates a regulating lever by means 115 operative position of the trip- .of which the lever 124 may be adjusted for the 'purpose of regulating the piston stroke of the engine.

I have not shown-the arrangement of the valves specifically as these form no part of 120 my invention and as they are'well known in the art.

The hammer-head 100 is shown somewhat in detail in Figs. 10 and 11. It is arranged to be secured to the end of the pis- 1 ton rod 98'by'means of a pin 101. Theback of the hammer-head'is provided with a'collar 102 which is arranged to coact with the tripping-lever 124 of the engine, the position of which maybe regulated by means 1 a clearance being of the manually operated lever 12?. By this arrangement the length of the piston stroke and force of the blow may be regulated in a well known manner. This hammer-head 100 comprises a .series of interrupted contact surfaces 103, 103 between which curved surfaces 104, 104 are provided. In front of these contact surfaces and curvedsurfaces a projecting portion 105 is provided which is designed to run inside of the pipe and is of substantially the same diameter as the inner diameter of the pipe .which is to be upset. The hammer-head is also provided with a shoulder 106 which is so placed in relation to the other parts of the hammer-head that it will strike against the faces of the dies 40 and before the contact surfaces 103 reach the shoulders such as 43 and 53 within the dies.

'VVhen this machine is used for the purpose of upsetting the end of .a pipe, the pipe is first heated and is then clamped between the holding and forming dies in the hammer-block by means of the hydraulic cylinder 30 and its connected parts in the manner already described. The outer dimensions of the die-blocks are somewhat smaller than those of the frame 22 of the hammer-block 'which is arranged. to hold them. This is for for an expansion of the dies due to the heat of the pipe which is clamped between them, provided for the purpose of preventing undue strains from this cause upon the hammer-block. The circular lug 41 which fits into the recess 24 of the hammer-block frame serves the purpose already pointed out of holding the die-b ocks against longitudinal movement and also serves to hold them in-alinement with the enginepiston 98 and other parts of the machine re- 1 gardless of theexpansion of the dies or hama portion of the pipe 130v is shown in o era" mer-block.

- The engine is operated in a well known manner so that the hammer-head is reciproca'ted thereby to deliver asuccession. of blows upon the end of the pipe 130. It is also slightlyrotated between its strokes in the manner previously described.

Referring now to Fig. 12 I will point out the process of upsetting a pipe by means of the parts already'described. In this figure tive relation to a portion of the'die-bloc 50. Here the dotted lmes, as at 131, indicate the shape-of the endof the pipe when it is first placed between the die-blocks After the hammer-head 100 has been driven against the end of this pipe by the steam-engine so that it has delivered a blow against the end the portions of the pipe which have been struck by the flat contact surfaces 103 will assume the shape indicated at 132. At the same time the curved surfaces 104, which are between the interrupted contact pipe removed.

the purpose of allowing surfaces 103, will act upon intermediate parts of the pipe and bend them outwardly into the shape indicated at 133. The forward part 105 of the hammer which has been, during this operation, thrust within the center of the pi e, will prevent the pipe from collapsing. an from buckling inward or from changing its. internal sizeor shape.

The next blow of the hammer-head upon the end of the pipe will take place after the hammer-head has been slightly rotated so that the contact surfaces103 will then strike against the portions which have been previ ously bent outwardly as at 133'bfy the curved surfaces 104. The repetition 0 this operation will gradually cause the end of the pipe 130 to be hammered down into the dies until it has been enlarged intoa flange of the form shown. at 134 and completely fills the space surrounding the shoulders such as 53 and the inclined-surfaces such as 54-which are preferably at right angles to each other. The upper die may then' e raised and the In Fig. 14 I have shown a pipe-joint made up of two pipes 130, 130, the ends of which have been upset and enlarged to form flanges 134, 134 in the manner'justdescribed. The faces of these' flanges may befinished off by tooling. Any'kmd of suitable packing 135 may be placed between the adjacent flanges desired, but it has been found that a tight joint can be formed by this construction without any packing whatever. The two parts may then be. securely held together by means of clamping collars 136, 136 which are securely held together by means of a series of bolts 137. Such a joint is easily and economically made and is capable of withstandin great pressure. In the modified orm of hammer-head shown in Figs. 15 and 16, 100 designates the hammer-head which may be attached to the piston rod 98' by means of a pin 101 and which may be. provided with collars 102"- and 106 similar to those already described. In this case the hammerhead is provided with interrupted-contact surfaces 103*? between which is a continuous contact surface 104 in the same plane with the interrupted contact surfaces 103*. The forward part 105 of this'hammer is formed in the manner previously described in conjunction with the other hammer-head to fit inside the pipe 130. The die-blocks 40 and 50 are similar. to those already described. The operation of.

this form of hammer is somewhat diflerent from that previously described and I will now point out its. operation referring to Figs-17,18, 19 and 20. In Fig. 17 the end of -'a pipe 130 is shown in operative relation to one of the die-blocks 50. When the hammer-head 100 is moved to deliverja blow against the .end of this pipe 130, it' m ay he seen that the continuous contact surface 104"" c 134. This operation is the one which first comes in contact with the end of the pipe. This is clearly shown in Fig. 18. It has been found in practice that the effect of this first blow is always to buckle the end of the pipe 130 into the form indicated at 138 in this figure. The next blow of the hammer will take place after the latter has been rotated slightly in a manner already described and will cause the buckled portion of'the pipe to be flattened down against itself in the form shown at 139 in Fig. 19. The repetition of this operation will gradually cause the end of the pipe to assume the form of a flange 134 of the same shape and size as that of the flange takes place while the metal is hot and the metal itself is thoroughly welded together, but in this case the grain or fiber of the metal of the pipe will assume the directions shown at 134* in this Fig. 20. I find in some cases that this is a preferable method of upsetting a flange upon the end of a pipe. The width of the-flange so formed is dependent only upon the internal diameter of the die-block and the length of the pipe projecting through the dies to be operated upon the hammer-head. I have illustrated two forms of hammerheads to show that my invention is not limited to any specific form. a

While I have illustrated my invention as applied to upsetting flanges upon the ends of malleable pipes I have done so only because this is one of uses. My invention,

however, is applicable to many other uses as malleable metal of many shapes, sizes and forms may be upset or enlarged by using various forms of dieblocks and hammer-heads. The constructions of the various parts which I have shown to illustrate my invention are, how-' ever, preferred forms. A machine of this kind, especiallywhen used for upsetting large pipes or for other heavy work, is subjected to unusual strains, and, in order to provide an apparatus which will stand up under such strains without being materially afiected thereby, I have designed the various parts as shown. The foundation is of heavy construction and is especially designed to withstand longitudinal strains and shocks without deranging the alinement of the parts. The hammer-block is of liberal dimensions and is reinforced by the tie-piece 28, by the horizontal tie-rods vertical rods which support the hydraulic cylinder and by the channel-irons which form a part of a foundation. The hydraulic cylinder as constructed is capable of withstanding considerable strains and will not be easily affected by its piston striking against its upper or lower heads as such strains will be taken up b the series of tiebolts 37 and not by the cy inder itself. The parts comprising the steam engine are also its most advantageousand and by the heavily built and the heads of the engine cylinder are similarly held together by means of tie-bolts 96.

The construction of parts which I have illustrated and described for tying the hammer-block and the, various parts of the engine mechanism together and which include the tie-rods 76 and 77, is common in a machineof this class, It may be seen that the vertical cylinder. supports of the hammerblock pass directly through enlarged portions of these main tie-rods and that all parts of the engine mechanism are sup orted between and by these tie-rods. The tie-rods themselves and the various parts which they support are so proportioned and arranged as to form a continuous and rigid arrangement of the parts which is capable of withstanding heavy longitudinal strains and shocks. The arrangement of some of the foundation-bolts and the tie-bars 73, 73 further strengthen the apparatus against longitudinal strains.

While the particular construction of the hammer-head is important in the employment of a machine of the character herein described, it is evident that the details of said head may be modified without impairing the usefulness and advantageous features-of the general construction of the machine, andI do not, therefore, confine myself to the preferred form of hammer-head which is herein specially described.

The various parts of the machine may be reasonably modified to allow for different sizes of machines or otherwise as may be found desirable in designing machines for treating various sizes of pipes so longvas said machines embody the features of my invention which are recited in the claims.

What I claim is.

1. In an upsetting machine, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having a projecting portion, and interrupted striking surfaces annularly disposed about said projecting portion.

2. In an upsetting machine, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having a .projecting portion, striking surfaces annularly disposed about said projecting portion, and obliquely disposed contact surfaces between the striking surfaces. I

3. In an upsetting machine, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having a projecting portion, a plurality of flat striking-surfaces annularly disposed about said project ing portion and at right-angles to its axis, and curved operative surfaces between said striking surfaces.

4. In an upsetting machine, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having one or more annularly disposed striking surfaces at right-angles to its axis, and one or more contact surfaces oblique to the axis of the hammer-head.

5. 'In an upsetting machine, a forming-- die adapted tohold the end of a pipe, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having one or more annularly disposed striking surfaces at right-an les-to its axis, and one or more contact sur aces oblique to the axis of the hammer-head.

I 6. In an upsetting machine, a forming-die adapted to hold the end of a pipe, a 'reclpro- 1 catory hammer-head having one or more annularly disposed striking surfaces at rightangles to its axis, one or more contact surfaces oblique to the axis of the hammer-head, and means for relatively rotating the hammer head and the die.

7. In an upsetting machine, a formingdie adapted to hold, the end of a pipe, a reciprocatory hammer-head having a projecting portion arranged to fit inside of the portion of pipe within said die and interrupted striking surfacesannularly disposed about said projecting portion, and means for relagi vely rotating the hammer-head amli the 8. In an upsetting machine, a forming die adapted to hold the end of a pipe, a rotatable reciprocatory hanmler-head having a projecting portionarranged to fit inside of the portion of pipe within said die, and in- 0 terrupted striking surfaces annularly disposed about said projecting portion.

9. In an upsetting machine, a forming-die adapted to hold theend of a pipe, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having a projecting portion arranged to fit inside of the-portion of pipe within said die, a series of interrupted striking surfaces 'annularly disposed about said projecting portion and at right-angles to its axis, one or more contact surfaces oblique to the axis of the hammer-head, and means for relatively rotating the hammer-head and the die.

, 10. In anupsetting machine, a pair of clamping and forming-dies, means for holding the dies together, and a rotatable hammarhead having a projecting portion arranged to fit, inside of a pipe within said dies and a series of striking surfaces annularly disposed about the projecting portion, and operative contact surfaces between the striking surfaces.

11. .In an upsetting machine, a pair of clamping and forming-dies, a hydraulic cylinder arranged to open and close, and hold said dies together under pressure, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head having a projecting portion arranged to pass freely through said dies when the latter 'are together and to fit inside of a pipe within said dies, a series of flat striking surfaces annularly disposed about the projecting portion and at right-angles to its axis. and a series of curved operative contact surfaces between said striking surfaces.

12. In an upsetting machine,

a pair of .bv the piston thereof,

forming dies arranged to ho1d,a pipe, a rotatable reciprocatory hammer-head, sai

hammer-head" being provided'with a projecting portion arranged to fit into the pipe between said dies, a plurality of interrupted flat striking surfaces annularly disposed about the projecting portion and. atrightangles to its axis, and a series of contact surfaces oblique to the axis of the hammerhead between said striking dies and hammer-headj'being arranged to form a flange on the" end of the pipe. 13. In an upsetting machine, a hammerblock, an engine, a hammer carried by the piston of said engine and arranged to be reciprocated thereby, toward and from the hammer-block, a pair of tie-rods passing through the hammer-block andsupporting the engine, and rods passing through the. hammer-block and through the tiesrods. 14. In anupsetting machine, a hammerblock arranged .to hold a 'pa irof forming dies, a hydraulicclampingdevice arranged to holdsaid dies together under pressure, a. pair of horizontal tie-rods passing through the hammer-block, a horizontal engine mounted upon said tie-rods, a hammer can ried by the piston thereof, and vertical rods arranged to support the clamping device, said vertical rods passing through the ham mear-block and through the horizontal tiero s.

15. In an upsetting machine, a hammerblock, a horizontal engine, a hammer married by the piston. thereof, a guiding-yoke for 1 0 said hammer, a pair of horizontal tie-rods,

' vertical rods passing through the hammerblock and through the tie-rods, said tie-rods. supporting the engineand arranged to connect the hammer-block, the yoke, and the 1 engine together.

16. In an upsetting machine, a hammerblock, a horizontal engine, a hammer carri a guiding-yoke for said hammer, a hammer-bufi'er-cushion in said yoke, and a pair of tie-rods connecting I the hammer-block, the engine, and the yoke together.

17. In an upsetting machine, an engine, a hammer carriedfby the piston thereof, a guiding-yoke for the hammer, a hammerbuiier-cushion supported by the yoke, said cushion comprising a plurality of resilient rings and a series of metallic spacing rings, and a pair of tie-rods connecting the hammer-block, the yoke, and the engine together.

18. In an upsetting machine, a hammerblock, longitudinal tie-rods secured to the hammer-block, supports for the free ends of" the tie-rods, an engine wholly supported by the tie-rods and held-thereon against longitudinal movement, clamping and formingdies'carried by the hammer-block, and a reciprocatorv hammer-bead guided in the forming-dies and operated by the engine.

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19. In an upsetting machine, dies for holding and forming the end of mer-head cooperating with said dies for forming the pipe end and having annularly arranged interrupted striking surfaces, means for reciprocatingthe hammer-head, and means for producing a relative rotation between the dies and the hammerhead.

20. In an upsetting machine, dies for holding and forming the end of a ipe, a hammer-head having interrupted striking surfaces arranged to act upon the pipe end within the dies for upsetting the same, means for reciprocating the hammer-head, and de vices for intermittently rotating the hammer-head whereby the upsetting of a pipe end is accomplished by successive upsetting acts which take place in rotation about the 21. Inan upsetting machine, dies for holding and forming a pipeend combined with a reciproeatory hammer-head adapt-ed to strike at any one blow a portion only of the end of the intermittent relative rotary movement between the dies and the hammer-head.

22. In an upsetting machine, dies for holding and forming a pipeend combined with areciproeatory hammer-head having interrupted fiat striking surfaces and operative curved contact surfaces surfaces, said striking actupon portions only in the dies at any one blow for upsetting the same, said curved contactsurfaces arranged to act at the same time upon intermediate portions of the pipe end to bend said. portions, and means for relative rotary movement between the dies and the hammer-hea surfaces arranged to apipe, a hamblock,

pipe, and means for causing an between the striking of the pipe end with-' causing an intermittent 23. In an upsetting machine, a hammerlongitudinal I ammer-block, supports for the free ends of the tie-rods, an engine wholly supported by the tie rods and held thereon against longitudinal movement, clamping and formingdies carried by the hammer-block, power devices for operating the clamping and forming-dies, transverse rods supporting said op erating devices and passing through the hammer-block and through the longitudinal vtie-rods, and a reciproeatory hammer-head guided in the forming-dies and operated by the engine. V g

24. In an upsetting machine, ahammerblock arranged to hold a pair of clamping and forming-dies, a pair of horizontal tierods secured to the hammer-block, supports for the free ends of the tie-rods, an engine wholly supported by the tie-rods and held thereon against longitudinal movement, a hammer carried by the piston of said engine, a guiding-yoke for said hammer, a hamnier-buffencushion in said yoke, a hydraulic power device for operating the clamping and forming-dies, vertical rods supporting said hydraulic v operating device and passing through the through the horizontal tie-rods, said tie-rods being arranged to connect the hammer-block, the yoke, and the engine together, and means for relatively rotating the hammerand the In testimony whereof I ha-ve signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing-witnesses.

' I GEORGE H. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses: ELLA TUCH,- ERNEST W. MARsHALL.

tie-rods secured to the hammer-block and 

